NEWS PLUS | Issue 27
July 3, 2020
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1. More salad recalls due to cyclospora
30.06.2020. USA. Cyclospora
With more than 200 people sick, more bagged salads have been recalled linked to a single plant implicated in the ongoing outbreak of Cyclospora infections, and a Canadian recall has also been posted by the CFIA.
Source: Food Safety News
2. UK survey reveals changes in consumer attitudes during COVID-19 pandemic
30.06.2020. UK. Coronavirus
The routine FSA survey finds more localised purchasing, people eating food beyond its ‘use-by’ date with a link to worries about affordability, and households reporting that less food is being wasted.
Source: Food Safety News
3. Spinach suspected in Yersinia outbreak in Norway
02.07.2020. Norway. Yersinia
The source on a Yersinia outbreak in Norway is thought to be from salad with spinach or baby spinach. The outbreak which has affected 23 people is considered to be over by The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet).
Source: Food Safety News
4. G4 swine flu variant – one to watch?
03.07.2020. Global. G4 Swine Flu
Chinese-British scientists writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences call for controlling the virus in pigs and careful monitoring of people employed in the swine industry, while Dr. Anthony Fauci comments that the new G4 virus is “not an immediate threat” to public health in the near term.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Salmonella illnesses in Australia linked to backyard chicken
27.06.2020. Australia. Salmonella
An outbreak is being investigated in Australia that is linked to contact with or consumption of eggs from backyard chickens. This follows nine cases of gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella Enteritidis.
Source: Food Safety News
6. Trichinella outbreak in France and Serbia linked to backyard pigs
01.07.2020. France/Serbia. Trichinella
The source of a trichinellosis outbreak in France and Serbia in 2017 has been linked to meat from backyard pigs. This follows patients having been exposed in Serbia and took pork to France which was shared between relatives and friends.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Recall roundup: Contaminated chicken and ice-cream mislabeled and more
29.06.2020. Global. Recall
Recall roundup includes, frozen poultry products, crab cakes and confectionery.
Source: New Food Magazine
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